J Insect Biodivers Syst 05(3): 231–261 ISSN: 2423-8112 JOURNAL OF INSECT BIODIVERSITY AND SYSTEMATICS Research Article http://jibs.modares.ac.ir http://zoobank.org/References/C761B3CE-A9CA-44EC-B476-7FCD97B5224D A survey on Halictidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) species available in Iranian Pollinator Insects Museum of Yasouj University Yasaman Hosseini, Alireza Monfared* & Mostafa Haghani Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Yasouj University.Yasouj, Kohgiluyeh and BoyerAhmad, I.R. Iran. ABSTRACT. There is not a comprehensive cheklist on Halictidae family in Iran yet. In this survey, 1179 specimens of the Halictid bees collected from various area of Iran were examined. Among them, we found 78 species of Halictid bees as a major component of the Apoidea fauna in Iran. Herein, a list of the halictid bees, with localities name, geographical coordinations of localities, and number of male and female specimens is provided. Also, distribution of species in Iran, based on the material collected in this study and the worldwide distribution (where applicable) are presented. Five species are Received: recorded for the first time from following provinces, respectively: Lasioglossum 10 June, 2019 (Ctenonomia) vagans (Smith, 1857), from Sistan-o Baluchestan, Halictus Accepted: (Vestitohalictus) nasica Morawitz, 1876, from Isfahan and Sistan-o Baluchestan, 27 November, 2019 Halictus tetrazoinus (Klug, 1817) from Charmahal-o Bakhtiari, Halictus fatsensis Blüthgen, 1936, from Charmahal-o Bakhtiari, Halictus (Seladonia) fuscicollis Published: 04 December, 2019 Morawitz, 1876, from Sistan-o Baluchestan. Subject Editor: Ali Asghar Talebi Key words: Distribution, Halictidae, Iran, Pollinator bees, Sampling localities Citation: Hosseini, Y., Monfared, A. & Haghani, M. (2019) A survey on Halictidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) species available in Iranian Pollinator Insects Museum of Yasouj University. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 5 (3), 231–261. Introduction Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Apiformes) Melittidae, Megachilidae and Apidae are one of the most diverse groups of insect (Michener, 2007). Halictidae is the second with approximately 20.000 described largest group of bees. Faunistic studies on species in the world (Michener, 2007; the pollinator bees of Iran are limited. Ascher & Pickering, 2015) Bees have an Ebmer 1978 reported nearly 180 species of especial importance for ecosystems. Almost Halictidae from northern Iran with 123 75% of agricultural production depends on new records to the Iranian fauna. The most pollination intensivity (Kirkitadze & important subfamilies are Halictinae and Japoshvili, 2015). Super family Apoidea is Nomiinae, which respectively including divided into seven families: Stenotritidae, 80% and 12% of the species, compared with Colletidae, Halictidae, Andrenidae, only 2% of the species in the Nomioidinae Corresponding author: Alireza Monfared, E-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2019, Hosseini et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. 232 Halictidae in Iran subfamily (Patiny et al., 2013). Danforth et western China (Astafurova & Pesenko, 2006), al. (2008) recorded 257 species of France, Germany, Austria, Romania, Rophitinae, which are about 6% of the Hungary, Uzbekistan, Kirgizia, Turkey, Iran Halictidae. The subfamily Rophitinae is (Pauly, 2007). divided into 13 genera, which are scattered Systropha (Systropha) iranica Popov, 1967 throughout the world (Danforth et al., 2006, 2008). Halictid bees nest in the soil or Material examined: Fars, Arsenjan, rarely in rotting wood. They have a diverse Pierbasapha, 1637m, 53°20′11.56″ E, 29°55′2.11″ social structure such as solitary, communal, N, 7.V.2010, 12♀♀, 1♂; Fars, Kharameh, 1594m, semisocial, and eusocial (Michener, 1974; 53°18′2.74″ E, 29°30′26.65″ N, 8.V.2010, 3♀♀. Schwarz et al., 2007). The objective of this General distribution: Iran (Pauly, 2007). study is to improve our knowledge of the family Halictidae in Iran. Systropha (Systropha) villosa Ebmer, 1978 Material examined: Fars, Kharameh, Material and methods 1594m, 53°18′2.74″ E, 29°30′26.65″ N, More than 5200 specimens collected which 8.V.2010, 2♀♀. among 1179 identified material, 78 species General distribution: Iran (Pauly, 2007). were identified. Geographic cordinations SUBFAMILY: NOMIINAE including altitude, latitude and elevation recorded by a GPS eTrix HC series by Pseudapis bispinosa (Brullé, 1832) Garmin Companey. Identified species are Material examined: Sistan-o conserved in Iranian Pollinator Insect Baluchestan, Zahedan, Somaee, 1385m, 60°25′15.64″ E, 29°1′19.52″ N, 1.V.2010, Museum of Yasouj University (IPIM). 1♂; Fars, Neyriz, 1587m, 54°8′45.28″ E, Localities (Table 1), herein a list of 29°12′17.87″ N, 10.VII.2011, 2♀♀; Fars, identified species (Table2) and a list of Kazerun, Ghaleseied, 987m, 51°33.552′ E, halictids of Iran (Table 3) are provided. 29°38.841′ N, 10.VIII.2010, 3♀♀; Sistan-o Maps of species distributions based on Baluchestan, Zabol, Sade Systan, 480m, records of genus Halictus (Fig. 1), Lasioglossum 61°30′04′′ E, 31°01′43′′ N, 16.VI.2010, 1♀; Isfahan, Chadegan, Zayanderud Dam, (Fig. 2) and subfamilies Nomiinae, 2070m, 50°38′ E, 32°46′ N, 19.VII.2012, 1♀; Rophitinae and Nomioidinae (Figure 3), Sistan-o Baluchestan, Zahedan, 1385m, based on the material collected in this 60°51.46′ E, 29°29′47″ N, 2.V.2010, 2♂♂; study are provided too. Fars, Noorabad, Barmak, 1025m, 51°30′53.83″ E, 30°8′33.07″ N, 2.VII.2009, 1♀; Results Fars, Noorabad, Gazorgah, 920m, SUBFAMILY: ROPHITINAE 51°30′12.69″ E, 30°6′56.02″ N, 2.VII.2009, Rophites (Rhophitoides) canus Eversmann, 2♀♀, 1♂; Isfahan, Marq, 1556m, 51°42.224′ E, 1852 32°31.397′ N, 21.VI.2013, 3♂♂; Fars, Shiraz, 1750m, 52°44.774 E, 29°77.641 N, Material examined: Kerman, Jiroft, 21.VII.2013, 3♂♂; Fars, Kamfiroz, 1850m, Sarbijan, 780m, 57°32′20.04″ E, 29°6′43.92″ 52°.38.769 E, 30°33.0 N, 22.VIII.2013, 1♀; N, 28.V.2010, 1♂. Charmahal-o Bakhtiari, Dehkohne, 2300m, General distribution: Eastern France, North 51°07′18.12″ E, 31°11′48.10″ N, 22.VIII.2013, as central Poland, Lithuania, Transbaikalia, 1♂; Sistan-o Baluchestan, Zahedan, Mongolia, Korean Peninsula, and north- Siahdak, Hosseini et al. 233 Table 1. Name of Localities in Iran, where the halictid bees were collected. Provinces Location Altitude (m a.s.l.) Longitude Latitude Charmahal-o Brujen 2197 52°29′55.27″ E 29°37′24.01″ N Bakhtiari Bebahaydar 2243 50°28′15.17″ E 32°19′47.70″ N Malkhalife 2600 51°15′32.84″ E 31°17′27.30″ N Chelgerd 2390 50°07.00′23″ E 32°28.00′00″ N Shahrekurd exit way 2062 50°54′23.27″ E 32°18′20.30″ N Faradonbeh 2169 51°12′57.86″ E 32°00′51.12″ N Hoseinabad 2200 51°05′29.84″ E 31°52′19.86″ N Cheshmeh 2755 49°59′18.39″ E 32°33′04.87″ N shykhalikhan Sandegan 1761 51°17′07.58″ E 31°15′22.99″ N Dehkohne 2300 51°07′18.12″ E 31°11′48.10″ N Chadegan, Isfahan 2070 50°38.00′00″ E 32°46.00′00″ N Zayandehrud Dam Jaja 1959 50°39.54′00″ E 32°45.12′00″ N Rud Abad 1794 51°40.51′00″ E 32°37.71′00″ N 30km Yasouj to 1890 51°17′25.33″ E 30°55′08.52″ N Semirom Road Dorcheh piaz 1608 51°31.75′00″ E 32°35.10′00″ N Baharan 1581 51°32.38′00″ E 32°37.44′00″ N Karvan, Nasim Abad 2062 50°57.17′00″ E 32°48.13′00″ N Najaf Abad 1585 51°23.60′00″ E 32°36.71′00″ N Nazhvan, park 1513 51°32.96′00″ E 32°36.47′00″ N Dehaghan, 2408 51°35.36′00″ E 31°49.96′00″ N Astaneh Jousheghan, Key Ab 2322 51°13.34′00″ E 33°36.33′00″ N Shahreza 1817 51°53.16′00″ E 32°02.99′00″ N Mobarakeh, 1693 51°31.54′00″ E 32°19.95′00″ N Ghahnavyeh Chadegan, Abadchi 2179 50°43.74′00″ E 32°45.08′00″ N Fereydan, Bazmeh 1482 52°33′25.95″ E 32°24′9.800″ N Baharestan 1608 51°46.15′00″ E 32°28.41′00″ N Kashan 1077 51°22.25′00″ E 33°56.63′00″ N Falavarjan 1664 51°29.57′00″ E 32°32.68′00″ N Najaf Abad, Ghaleh 1653 51°26.41′00″ E 32°35.73′00″ N Sefid Aran-o Bidgol 947 51°28.98′00″ E 34°02.55′00″ N Zazeran 1628 51°29.19′00″ E 32°34.42′00″ N IUT 1676 51°31.70′00″ E 32°43.24′00″ N Ostandari St 1570 51°40.31′00″ E 32°39.18′00″ N Mobarakeh, 1665 51°32.21′00″ E 32°22.00′00″ N Mohammadieh Mobarakeh, Sera Rud 1675 51°42.60′00″ E 32°25.22′00″ N Shahin Shahr 1558 51°30.75′00″ E 32°21.92′00″ N Marq 1556 51°42.22′00″ E 32°31.40′00″ N Mehdi Abad 1993 51°49.26′00″ E 32°29.95′00″ N Karvan 2185 50°51.43′00″ E 32°52.78′00″ N Semirom 2627 51°37′23.24″ E 31°27′23.61″ N Mobarakeh, Nehchir 1711 51°32.48′00″ E 32°21.91′00″ N Mobarakeh 1695 51°30.97′00″ E 32°20.85′00″ N 234 Halictidae in Iran Table 1. Continued. Provinces Location Altitude (m a.s.l.) Longitude Latitude Isfahan Sadegh Abad 1784 51°06.78′00″ E 32°25.38′00″ N Natanz, Kesheh 2473 51°46.33′00″ E 33°24.69′00″ N Dehsoor 2365 50°13.78′00″ E 32°53.21′00″ N Barf Anbar, 2326 50°27.51′00″ E 33°01.23′00″ N Sadeghieh Karvan, Jafar Abad 2035 51°00.51′00″ E 32°48.07′00″ N Meymeh 2059 51°09.83′00″ E 33°29.20′00″ N Natanz 1635 51°55.04′00″ E 33°30.14′00″ N Zazerun 1628 51°29.19′00″ E 32°34.42′00″ N Mourcheh Khort 1722 51°25.64′00″ E 33°08.26′00″ N Tiran, Khamiran 2018 51°01.17′00″ E 32°47.79′00″ N Soffe park 1800 51°38.